International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium
The 9th Annual Meeting of the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium (InterLymph) was held in conjunction with a meeting of the InterLymph non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) genome-wide association study (GWAS) project and the 4th Annual Meeting of the International Multiple Myeloma Consortium (IMMC) on April 15-16, 2010, in Bethesda, MD at the Natcher Conference Center on the NIH campus. The 2010 InterLymph meeting consisted of a workshop to develop cross-consortia strategies to identify risk factors across the B-cell malignancies: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and multiple myeloma.
Agenda:
| Thursday, April 15, 2010: Site- or Project-Specific Updates and Strategizing | |
|---|---|
| 8 am - 12 pm | Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) working group |
| 12 pm - 1 pm | Lunch |
| 12 pm - 3 pm | InterLymph non-Hodgkin lymphoma GWAS Project meeting (bring lunch to the meeting) |
| 3 pm - 7 pm | International Multiple Myeloma Consortium (IMMC) meeting. |
| Friday, April 16, 2010: Cross-Consortia Updates and Strategizing | |
| 8:30 am - 12:45 pm | Plenary session--updates on the B-cell malignancies, subtypes and risk factors: |
| 8:30 am - 8:40 am | Welcome and overview |
| 8:40 am - 9:00 am | Hodgkin Lymphoma Working Group |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | IMMC (Myeloma) |
| 9:20 am - 9:40 am | InterLymph (NHL) Genetics Working Group |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | InterLymph NHL GWAS Project |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | InterLymph NHL GXE study progress |
| 10:20 am - 10:35 am | Break |
| 10:35 am - 10:55 am | Immunity and Infections Working Group |
| 10:55 am - 11:15 am | Lifestyle and Environment Working Group |
| 11:15 am - 11:35 am | Pathology and Survival Working Group |
| 11:35 am - 12:35 pm | Presentation and discussion: Proposal to examine risk factor profiles across NHL subtypes |
| 12:35 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
Presentation: “Gene Mutations Reveal Potential New Targets for Treating a Type of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?” by Louis M. Staudt, M.D., Ph.D. Head, Molecular Biology of Lymphoid Malignancies Section Deputy Branch Chief, Metabolism Branch Center for Cancer Research, NCI |
| 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Individual Working Group meetings |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Break |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | General business session: operational matters and cross-consortial strategies |
Acknowledgments:
Support for the InterLymph, InterLymph NHL GWAS project, and IMMC Annual Meetings was provided by the following sources:
- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
- Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR)
- National Institutes of Health
- The Lymphoma Coalition (through the Lymphoma Society of Canada)